WTLW

WTLW
Lima, Ohio United States

Branding	WTLW 44
Slogan	Your Local Family Station
Channels	Digital: 44 (UHF) Virtual: WTLW 44.1 Religious Independent WTLW 44.2 WOSN
Owner	American Christian Television Services, Inc.
First air date	June 13, 1982 (1982-06-13)
Call letters' meaning	Witnessing The Living Word
Former channel number(s)	44 (UHF analog, 1982-2008)
Transmitter power	165 kW
Height	207 m
Facility ID	1222
Transmitter coordinates	40°45′47″N 84°10′59″W / 40.76306°N 84.18306°W / 40.76306; -84.18306
Website	www.wtlw.com

WTLW is a religious and family-entertainment television station in Lima, Ohio. The station is owned by American Christian Television Services, and broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 44. It runs infomercials and religious programming before 5 p.m.; and family dramas, first-run talk shows, family movies, local sports programming, and reality shows after 5 p.m.

History

WTLW has its roots in Christian radio station WTGN-FM, also in Lima. In 1976, WTGN solicited its listeners for seed money for a new television station. Before the station received FCC approval, however, WTGN opted not to own nor operate the new station, and the people behind the drive to get WTLW on the air decided to incorporate as American Christian Television Services, Inc.

The station chose a hangar at the former site of Lima Allen County Airport on Baty Road near Elida, northwest of Lima, to build a studio. The new studios, measuring 80 feet by 80 feet (24 m by 24 m), was believed by the station founders to be the largest television studio in Northwest Ohio. The hangar was converted into a television studio in 1980, through the efforts of volunteers.

On June 13, 1982, WTLW signed on the air.

The station's owner, American Christian Television Services, should not be confused with the American Christian Television System, a defunct television network, or Associated Christian Television System, owners of WACX in Orlando, Florida.

In 1988 the station expanded its focus from religious broadcasts to incorporate full length broadcasts of local high school basketball games. Eventually, football games were added as well. In the fall of 2010, WTLW launched a 24-hour all-sports network on its digital sub-channel, 44.2. The station was called WOSN, standing for West Ohio Sports Network.

WOSN now covers 70 schools and several colleges and airs hundreds of full length sporting events throughout the year. WOSN is also home to several sports related shows - Sports Report, Big Sports Weekend, Buckeye Insider and Marks Madness. The majority of games aired on WOSN are football and basketball games, but Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis, Swimming, Softball, Baseball, Track, Bowling and even Soapbox Derby Racing have been featured.

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Television stations in Lima, Ohio

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WLIO (8.1 NBC, 8.2 Fox / MyNetworkTV) W32DS-D (16.1 PBS HD, 16.2 Again, 16.3 Life, 16.4 Ohio Channel, 16.5 PBS SD) W23DE-D (23.1 3ABN, 23.2 3ABN Proclaim, 23.3 3ABN Dare to Dream, 23.4 3ABN Latino, 23.5 3ABN Radio, 23.6 3ABN Radio Latino, 23.7 Radio 74) WLQP 25 (ABC) WBGU (27.1 PBS, 27.2 PBS Kids/PBS Encore, 27.3 Create) WOHL (35.1 ABC, 35.2 CBS) WLMO 38 (CBS) WTLW (44.1 IND, 44.2 WOSN)

Cable stations	Fox Sports Ohio Big Ten Network

Adjacent locals	Columbus, OH WBNS (10.1 CBS, 10.2 Decades) Dayton, OH WHIO (7.1 CBS, 7.2 MeTV, 7.3 Laff) WPTD (16.1 PBS HD, 16.2 Again, 16.3 Life, 16.4 Ohio Channel, 16.5 PBS) WBDT (26.1 The CW, 26.2 Bounce TV, 26.3 Ion Television) Toledo, OH WTVG (13.1 ABC, 13.2 The CW, 13.3 WN) WUPW (36.1 Fox, 36.2 Bounce TV) Fort Wayne, IN WANE (15.1 CBS, 15.2 Antenna TV, 15.3 Ion Television) WPTA (21.1 ABC, 21.2 CW → NBC, 21.3 WX radar/WXJ58 audio) WISE (33.1 NBC → CW, 33.2 MyNetworkTV)

Defunct stations	"West Central Ohio CW" (The CW Plus)

Ohio broadcast television Charleston/Huntington, West Virginia Cincinnati Cleveland/Akron Columbus Dayton Ft. Wayne, Indiana Lima Marietta/Parkersburg, West Virginia Steubenville/Wheeling, West Virginia Toledo Youngstown Zanesville

Other television stations in the state of Ohio

Independent	WGCT-CD 8 (Columbus) WMFD-TV 12 (Mansfield) WDEM-CD 17 (Columbus) W23BZ-D 23.1 (Columbus) WOTH-CD 25 (Cincinnati) WDFM-LP 26 (Defiance) WVTX-CD 28 (Bridgeport) WTLW 44 (Lima)

Home shopping	WRAP-LP 32 (Infomercials, Cleveland) W38DH 38 (HSN, Toledo)

America One	WMNO-CD 22 (Marion) WFND-LD 22 (Findlay, also Daystar)

Religious	W09CG (TBN, Findlay) W17AY (TBN, Seaman) WDLI-TV 17 (TBN, Canton/Akron/Cleveland) WDTJ-LP 22 (Daystar, Toledo) WWRD-LP 32 (RTV, Centerville) WOCB-CD 39/WXCB-CA 42 (independent, Marion-Delaware) WLMB 40 (FamilyNet/Worship, Toledo) WJOS-LD 45 (FamilyNet, Pomeroy) WRLM 47 (TCT, Canton) WSFJ-TV 51 (TBN, Newark/Columbus) WGGN-TV 52 (Sandusky) WCDN-LD 53 (Daystar, Cleveland)

Foreign-language	W23BZ-D 23.2 (Azteca, Columbus) WCSN-LD 32 (32.1 Mexicanal, 32.3 Dalmar TV, Columbus) WCPX-LP 48 (Mexicanal, Columbus) WQHS-DT 61 (Univision, Cleveland)

Misc.	W16OD-D 16/ WAOH-CD 29 (Retro TV) WSSS-LP 25 (MTV2, Steubenville) WIVN-LP 29 / WIVM-LD 39 (Retro TV, Canton/Newcomerstown)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Ohio

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